Gizmodo: neonode n2

The ridiculously small NeoNode N2 mobile...

Sean Fallon — Fri, 26 Oct 2007 20:00:52 EDT

The ridiculously small NeoNode N2 mobile is now in the hands of the FCC, so those of you who thought it would never make its way to the states may be in for a pleasant surprise. [Engadget]

Neonode N2 Unboxed

Jason Chen — Wed, 18 Jul 2007 15:59:34 EDT

We saw the Neonode N2 a couple of times this past year, even giving it a spot in our top 10 phones of 3GSM. But for such an eagerly awaited phone, we have to wonder why it was launched in Greece instead of the US first. No matter. Its touchscren, 1GB miniSD card, 2-megapixel camera, MP3 player, and quad-band GSM means that it's not very impressive (specs-wise) anyway. Head over to Pestaola to see more pics. [Pestaola]

3GSM's Smallest Mobile: the Neonode N2

Louis Ramirez — Tue, 13 Feb 2007 23:10:19 EST

And here is Neonode's latest baby, the N2, all wrapped up in its blanket. There's pretty much no way this phone will ever get U.S. citizenship, but if you love ultra-small gadgets, it doesn't get any smaller than this. The finger-stroke navigation takes a lot of getting used to (especially in a handheld that's the size of an old-school beeper) and holding it up to your ear makes you feel retarded (because it's so small). But props to Neonode for fitting all that gadgetry inside this little matchbook. Bonus pic after the jump. – Louis Ramirez

Top 10 Phones of 3GSM

Noah Robischon — Mon, 12 Feb 2007 13:45:37 EST

The 3GSM World Congress only started today. But like children who can't keep secrets or hold their bladders, every handset maker announced its new lineup in "me first" fashion. Which is why we're able to bring you this top 10 list of the most outlandish, impressive and iPhone-like phones of the show. Starting with number 10...

10. Possio GRETA
When it comes to ballsy innovation, no touchscreen or banana phone beats this combination fax machine, printer, copier, scanner and cellphone in one. Why they painted it the color of maroon nail polish is a question that can probably only be answered by a regional manager for Dunder-Mifflin.

9. Motorola Q9
The Jay Leno chin is gone, the color is much, well, blacker, and it's a true global phone. Sometimes it's the little things that make all the difference.

8. RIM Blackberry 8800
The jury is still out on SureType, so RIM took all the best features of the Pearl (including the nipple-like navigator) and combined them with a full QWERTY keyboard. Crackberry-licious.Gallery.

7. Nokia 6110 Navigator
A GPS phone with 3.6 Mbps throughput will keep you one step ahead of pursuers, that's for sure. The $600 price tag, however, means that you are being chased by debt collectors. Gallery.

6. Samsung U100
Two words: Wafer thin. 5.9mm. Gallery.

5. LG Prada
The LG Prada is so hot right now it could take a crap, wrap it in tinfoil, put a couple fish hooks on it and sell it to Queen Elizabeth as earrings. It's going to be break-dance fighting with the Samsung U100 later tonight. Gallery.

4. Motorola Z8
A hinged slider phone that automatically switches into landscape mode? Everyone is going to want to try it once. Gallery.

3. Nokia N77
The great thing about Nokia is that they can take a bunch of features that everyone has seen before—mobile tv, push-to-talk, FM radio, micro SD slot—and freshen it up by turning the phone sideways. Gallery.

2. Samsung SGH-F520
This side-to-side and up-down slider with a touchscreen wins the award for the most iPhone-competitive handset at the show. Its Achilles heel? It will probably never be released outside of Korea.

1. Neonode N2
This phone, which uses an open software platform, probably has a snowball's chance in hell of being used outside of the homebrew mobile phone club. But the 3-inch tall, gesture-controlled phone is also a true harbinger of phones to come.

–Noah Robischon

Neonode N2: iPhoneClone Navigates Using Finger Strokes

Brian Lam — Mon, 12 Feb 2007 06:53:36 EST

The Neonode N2 follows up the interesting but irrelevant original with an iPhone clone notable for its net radio stream capturing desktop software, and gesture-controlled screen. And, its super small, at 3" tall.

Here's the stat splatter, and how that gesture system works.

The gesture control promises a screen free from softbutton clutter, and that it'll be all but unusable by anyone but those initiated into the neonode's cryptic control system.

The device claims to have an open software platform (meaning: won't be picked up by us providers anytime soon) and because it does calendar and address book synching via Activesync, we have a feeling it's built on a Windows platform.

I expected counterattacks to Apple's offering but how fast did this little company develop this thing? It's more than likely that they'd been planning this touchscreen offering for awhile now. Unless it's vapor. (Where are those real photos?)

UPDATE: Photo courtesy of Vincent N.

Name:
* Neonode N2

Storage:

* MiniSD card

User interface:

* Neno user interface

Applications:

* MP3 Player (MP3, WMA, Wav), Calendar and Address book synchronized using ActiveSync

Telephony:

* GSM Quadband 850, 900, 1800 and 1900 Mhz bands, GPRS

Messaging:

* SMS and MMS

Bluetooth:

* Obex, Headset, FTP profiles supported

LCD:

* 2,0" (176x220 pixels) colour display. 65K colours

Audio:

* Stereo sound in headphones, Mono loudspeaker, Vibration engine

Image:

* 2 Megapixel Fixed Focus Camera, Still pictures, Video play-back (MPEG, WMV), Video Recording (MPEG4)

Dimensions:

* 47x77x14,7 mm (WxHxT) Weight: Approx 70 grams

Battery Capacity:

* Talk 4 hours, standby 200 hours

–Brian Lam

Neonode n2 [via slashphone]